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Amid the disheartening news of Pedro Pascal’s MCU rebootFantastic Fourfacing a shooting delay, there has been a seemingly confirmed report of Anya Taylor-Joy appearing in the upcoming film. As per scooper Daniel Richtman, theMad Maxactress is being eyed to play a villain role in the film.
The news of Anya Taylor-Joy’s appearance in Pedro Pascal’sFantastic Fourcomes in the wake of another report claiming that Silver Surfer will be gender-swapped in the movie. This almost confirms that Taylor-Joy might appear in the role of the gender-swapped Herald of Galactus.
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Marvel Reportedly Gender-Swapping Silver Surfer
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been making headlines for its decision to gender-swap roles. Currently, a new rumor suggests thatPedro Pascal‘s upcoming rebootFantastic Fourwill deviate from the First Family’s original comic book source material. Reimagining the character of Silver Surfer as a woman instead of a man, Marvel is planning to gender-swap that role.
Will this decision misfire or work wonders is difficult to figure out as of now. But Marvel Studios has been reportedly planning to make the significant change. This particular report was first noted by entertainment reporter Jeff Sneider, during John Rocha’sThe Hot Micpodcast.
“So, you know Galactus is going to be part of Fantastic Four. The idea is that one of his four heralds is going to be female – I have heard that the Silver Surfer is going to be female.” Sneider asserted.
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Galactus' herald in the MCU Fantastic Four reboot will be a womanpic.twitter.com/6jCZLUMaMs
— MyTimeToShineHello (@MyTimeToShineH)July 12, 2025
Further, this unofficially unconfirmed report was again asserted by Jeff Sneider on his personal websiteThe InSneider, claiming that his readers “can expect to see a female Silver Surfer,”. Later on, Sneider’s comments were corroborated by scooper MyTimeToShineHello viaX.
Anya Taylor-Joy to Appear in Pedro Pascal’sFantastic Four
Following the rumor of Marvel Studios reimagining the character of Silver Surfer as a woman, there came reports ofMad Maxactress Anya Taylor-Joy being eyed for the role of a villain in Pedro Pascal’s upcoming Marvel reboot. According to industry scooper Daniel Richtman, Marvel Studios might be seeking Taylor-Joy for their upcomingFantastic Four.
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Anya Taylor-Joy is reportedly being eyed to play a villain in ‘FANTASTIC FOUR’.
(via:@DanielRPK)pic.twitter.com/PA5QQAHE5d
— Fantastic Four Updates (@F4Update)August 23, 2025
Since the report ofAnya Taylor-Joybeing sought for a role inFantastic Fourcame in the wake of reports claiming Silver Surfer will be gender-swapped, fans believe the actress might appear as the woman version of Silver Surfer. The character being one of the Heralds of Galactus, who scavenges the universe to find a favorable planet for its master to devour, we believe Taylor-Joy might be suitable for the ruthless role.
Previously proving her remarkable acting skills as a villain in the 2016 intense psychological thriller,Morgan,Anya Taylor-Joy stole hearts. Appearing in the titular role, who is later revealed to be an artificial intelligence project called L-9, Taylor-Joy turned heads with her performance. Further, she found her breakthrough role in Netflix’s hit TV series,The Queen’s Gambit, and recently signed a role in George Miller’s prequel filmFuriosa.
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